1: Beginnings Writers and Readers: The Timecrest Podcast

Five key mistakes that writers make when beginning their stories. Breaking down the openings of Timecrest, Dark, and Harry Potter. Timecrest Q&A on choices we made while rewriting of Timecrest 1.

Pre-show


Introducing our hosts, Cai, Bennett, and Justin!

Writers and Readers


The openings of Timecrest, Dark, and Harry Potter.
Mistake #1: Not hooking the reader
Mistake #2: Demanding emotion too early
Mistake #3: Not setting up character motivation
Mistake #4: Not setting up the stakes
Mistake #5: Not making a promise for the genre and world

Timecrest Q&A


Timecrest 1 was rewritten. What were you trying to establish or convey in the rewritten prologue?
Why was the default fate of Lyall reversed in the rewrite?
What happened to the original Ash in the prologue who was able to make it to Mount Asura without the pocket watch?
Why was chapter 6 rewritten?
What was your favorite scene in the rewritten Timecrest 1?
Who tells us the rules of time at the beginning of the story? Or is it a omniscient narrator fyi sort-of-deal?

Credits:

Timecrest is a young adult fantasy where you are the main character. It was featured in Apple's App Store Best Of and The New York Times, and has won Best Game & Developer of the Year, AppleVis Golden Apples.

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